CVE-2018-6982

MEDIUMNVD 6.5

6.5

VMware ESXi 6.7 without ESXi670-201811401-BG and VMware ESXi 6.5 without ESXi650-201811301-BG contain uninitialized stack memory usage in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter which may lead to an information leak from host to guest.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: —
EPSS: 56.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 4, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

security@vmwarehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105882
security@vmwarehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042055
security@vmwarehttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0027.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105882
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042055
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0027.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-908Use of Uninitialized Resource

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-25 00:13 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-6982?

CVE-2018-6982 is a medium vulnerability published on December 4, 2018. VMware ESXi 6.7 without ESXi670-201811401-BG and VMware ESXi 6.5 without ESXi650-201811301-BG contain uninitialized stack memory usage in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter which may lead to an information leak from host to guest.

When was CVE-2018-6982 disclosed?

CVE-2018-6982 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 4, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-6982 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-6982 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 56.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-6982?

CVE-2018-6982 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-6982?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-6982, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2018-6982

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